Observational study of continuity of HIV care following release from correctional facilities in South Africa

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Participant characteristics and association with self-reported care transition (n = 351)

	n/total	bivariable risk ratio (95% confidence interval)^a	multivariable risk ratio (95% confidence interval)^a
Sex
Male	191/301	Ref, p = 0.6
Female	36/50	1.0 (0.86, .13)
Age group, years
18–35	121/196	Ref, p = 0.2	Ref, p = 0.4
> 35	106/155	1.1 (0.96, 1.3)	1.1 (0.91, 1.2)
Place where received HIV diagnosis
Correctional center	130/211	Ref, p = 0.3
Outside correctional center	93/134	1.1 (0.94, 1.3)
Started ART during index incarceration
No	46/83	Ref, p = 0.03	Ref, 0.06
Yes	181/268	1.2 (1.0, 1.5)	1.2 (0.99, 1.5)
Duration of incarceration
< 1 year	97/159	Ref, p_trend = 0.03	Ref, p = 0.03
1–2 years	28/55	0.86 (0.65, 1.2)	0.60 (0.46, 0.77)
> 2 years	102/137	1.2 (1.0, 1.4)	1.1 (0.81, 1.3)
Last CD4 count prior to release, cells/mm³
< =200	29/43	Ref, p_trend = 0.8
201–350	51/73	1.0 (0.81, 1.3)
351–500	30/48	0.95 (0.71, 1.3)
> 500	38/55	1.1 (0.83, 1.4)

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